Elis­sa Alt­man writes Poor​Mans​Feast​.com, win­ner of the 2012 James Beard Award for Indi­vid­ual Food Blog. A food and cook­book edi­tor and writer, her work has appeared in Saveur and The New York Times, on Gilt Taste and The Huff­in­g­ton Post, and has twice been select­ed for inclu­sion in Best Food Writ­ing. She lives in Con­necti­cut with Susan Turn­er and a small herd of animals.